Common use of Rules for Use Clause in Contracts

Rules for Use. A bargaining unit member may use sick leave for absence due to personal illness, injury, illness or disability associated with pregnancy, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to others, and absence due to illness or death in the immediate family. Sick leave shall be limited to the maximum sick leave accumulated by the bargaining unit member. Immediate family for purposes of sick leave will include: spouse, child, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, and any other person living in the immediate household and standing in lieu of the aforementioned persons. A brother or sister living in the immediate household may be considered part of the immediate family. The Board shall consider special situations outside of this policy to determine if the use of sick leave is appropriate.